Can punch



Get, 5, 1954 c. F. BISHOP CONDENSER TUBE EXTRACTOR Filed April 24, 1951 Clifford F1 ishop INVENTOR.

q I BY Patented Oct. 5, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for punching openings in cans, such as milk cans, in order to permit dispensing of the contents thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a can punch which will accommodate the cans of difierent sizes.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a can punch which will punch two holes simultaneously and with but little effort on the part of the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a can punch of such simple construction as to permit its manufacture at a very low cost.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the implement.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the dev1ce.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 5-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the device is formed from three pieces of heavy gauge wire material. The large piece is formed to provide an annulus I from which extends a pair of arms II, II, preferably in the diverged relation shown in Figure 1, the ends being curved inwardly as at I2, I2 and welded or otherwise secured together as at I3. These factors II, II, I2, I2 and I3 serve to form a handle generally referred to by numeral I4.

A second shorter wire member I extends across the annulus III in longitudinal alignment with the handle I4 and has one end resting upon the annulus III while the other end is interposed between the arms II, I I at the points where these arms meet the annulus I0, this portion of the member I5 being denoted by numeral I6 and this portion I 6 is welded or otherwise secured to these adjacent portions of the arms II, II.

The other end of the member I5 is welded or otherwise secured to the most distant part of the annulus II] and each end of the member I5 is upturned and pointed to provide a punch II.

At right angles to the member I5 is disposed a second punch member I8, this being disposed at the bottom of the annulus I0 and Welded at its ends not only to the annulus I0 but also to a medial point of the member I5.

The member I8 at its ends is provided with down-turned portions which are sharpened to provide punches I9, I9.

Thus the entire punching implement is formed from three pieces of heavy gauge wire, the annulus I0 and handle I4 being of one piece, while the second largest piece I5 takes care of punching large size cans, while the smallest length member I8 takes care of punching openings in smaller cans.

In the use and operation of this device, the annulus III is simply placed over the top of a can such as a milk can and then palm of a hand is placed over the members I5, I8 and a gentle push downwardly will cause the punches I9, I9 to form openings in the can top.

For larger cans, the implement need only be rotated and the punch points H, H employed.

Obviously the open neck can be hung over a nail or any other supporting member, or if desired within an implement drawer.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A device of the character described comprising an open-ended wire ring, a pair of outwardly divergent wire arms each formed integrally with one end of said ring, inwardly curved interconnected outer ends for said arms, a longitudinally extending wire affixed at one end to said ring at a point diametrically opposed to the open end thereof and extending between and affixed to the inner portions of said arms, and a pointed punch extending perpendicularly in the same direction from each end of said longitudinal wire.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,333,450 Salmon Mar. 9, 1920 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 352,436 Great Britain Jan. 2, 1930 

